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The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1887-09-30
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THE EASIEST WAY.

Your letter just came to me, Wiley.
And you find that you don't forget?
you've tried for these months (oh, you sllyD
And are sure that you love ME yet:'
All! those davs were sweet, I acknowledge,
10 that dear old town by the sea,
When the head of his class in college
T"ok fancy to me.
Don't say that haven't heart, Will:
think OF the past with regret;
And though we've long been apart, still
too find it hard to forget.
What nonsense I'm writing! Ned Carey
Has broken wit h Lillian Lee
And he and Ralph Sands-you know Mary
Are devoted to me.
Jack Whitney has come into money:
And so has Nell Page. by the way.
She married old Dale amt it funny:
He's seventy il he's day
Her trousseau. of course, came from Paris;
Her bridesmaids were Maggie Mckee,
The Weston girls, Beatrice Harris,
Celia Carter AMI me.
Another, they say, in September
Will be the event Of the year,
The groom is young Boyl-you remember
Your trio; Boyd, Billiards and Beer
IT'S Grace wed to Gold, says Dame Grundy;
That his gifts are sight to see;
That she tries on her dress on Monday,
That it's ordered by me:
That mines the apinion that's asked for
The iowers, the feast, ahd the wine;
That my poor little wits are tasked for
The entire performance, in fine.
The happy girl isn't Grace Greeley,
Nor even my cousin Marie;
They say-you know tongues run so freely
That the bride, too, is me,
Ruth Hall ia HdTper'S Magazine.
The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1887-09-30
Gems of Thought.

Even reproofs can be kindly given
The greatest good is done most qui-
etly.
He who does not look before lags be-
hind.
The greatest cunning is to have none
at al.
Don't expect too much from those
around you.
He has much to do who would please
everybody.
Life is half spent before one knows
what life is.
More people are drowned in the in
toxicating cup than in the sea.
Have high aim in life, and do your
best to reach it,
Listen to both sides of the question
before you decide.
1t is nothing to begin perseverance
everything.
You will not be loved if you care for
none but yourself.
Make good use Of to-day; you are
not sure of to morrow.
Great people generally work their way
up through difficulties.
He that speaks doth SOW, but he that
holds his peace doth reap.
A helping hand at the right moment
would save many from ruin.
The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1887-09-30
How TO Ac; at a Fire.

In IA lecture before the Society OF
Arts. London, Mr.. A. W. C. Ghean gave
the following concise and simple direc.
tions how to act on the occurrence OF
fires. Fire requires air: therefore, on
its appearance every effort should be
made to exclude air-shut all doors and
windows. By this means fire may be
confined to single room for a sufficient
period to enable all the inmates to be
aroused and escape; but if the doors
and windows are thrown open, the fan
ming of the wind and the draught will
instantly cause the flames to increase
with extraordinary rapidity. 1t must
never be forgotten that the most pre-
cious moments are at the commence
ment Of fire, and not IA single second
of time should be lost in tackling 1t.
In IL room, Il table cloth can be so used
us to smother large sheet of flame, and
a cushion may serve to beat 1t out; a
coat or anything similar may be used
with an equally successfully result.
The great point is presence of mind
calmness in danger, action guided by
reason and thought. In all large houses.
buckets of water should be placed on
every landing, a little salt being put in
to the water. Always endeavor to at
tack the bed of the fire; if cannot ex-
tinguish ii fire, shut the window, and
be sure to shut the door when making
good vour retreat. A wet silk handker-
chief tied over the eyes aud nose will
make breathing possible in the midst of
much smoke, and blanket wetted and
wrapped around the body will enable
person to pass through a sheet of flame
in compartive safety. Should a lady's
dress catch on fire, let the wearer at once
lie down. Rolling may extinguish the
fire. but if not, anything (woolen pre-
ferred wrapped tlShtly round VIII erect
the desired purpose. A burn becomes
less painful the moment air is excluded
from it. For simple burns, oil or the
white Of egg can be used. One part OF
carbolic acid to six parts of olive Oil is
found to be invaluable in most cases,
sligh or severe, and the first layer of lint
should not be removed till the cure is
complete, but saturated by the applica-
ton of fresh outer layers from time to
time. Linen rag soaked in il mixture
of equal parts Of lime water and linseed
oil also forms good dressing. Com.
mon whiting is very good, applied wet
and continually dampened with a
sponge.
The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1887-09-30
The Homing Instinct of the Carrier Pigeon.

The Sigcal Service publishes re-
port on the training of homing pigeons
for military service. 1t shows that the
Russian Government uses the birds ex-
tensively for communication between
military posts which are not connected
by telegraph, and it is claimed that
they are reasonably reliable to delivyr
messages at distances up to 900 miles
which they will generally traverse
inside of ten hours. In fair weather.
and with favorable wind they will
average thirty miles per hour for more
than goo miles, shorter they make even
higher rate, and a flight of sixty miles
is sometimes made in an hour. No
satisfactory explanation has been found
as to the means by which the birds find
their way home after being released.
The report says that unframed pigeons
have been taken from Antwerp to Lon
don, and, being there released, found
their way home, Il distance of 1SO miles.
! They are carried in baskets, inside car,
so that it is impossible for them to see
anything of the country through which
they travel. No effort is made to enable
them to see it. The explanation, it
will be seen, is beset by difficulties.
1t cannot be instinct alone, for, if
there be fog, or if snow covers the
ground, or if it be night, the bird can
do nothing. If an unerring instinct
directs it, these natural circumstances
would make no difference the pigeon
would return to its home. Nor can it
be perceived how training alone can
enable the pigeon to return TO assert
this is to say the bird sees it way home.
This is actually asserted by some, but
| is believed upon insufficient grounds.
For instance, the fact that the pigeon
when released usually circles round and
round as he ascends, then darts of in
the direction of home, is by some con-
sidered proof that he discerns some
landmark by which to guide his flight.
1t cannot be pretended that the bird
ascends until he can see some one hum
dred and eighty miles. TO do this it
would be necessary lowing to the spher-
icity of the earth) that he should rise
to the height Of about seven thousand
six hundred yards. Now, pigeons can
not ascend so high. The powers OF
those carried up to that attitude IN
balloons have been completely paral-
yzed, and when pitched into space the
pigeons have fallen like stones through
the air. Same of the French bird fam
ciers have concluded that the air cur
rents and electric influence have some
thing to do with telling tine birds which
way to 90 In Belgium, 500 miles is a
common distance to race pigeons.
The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1887-09-30
turned it to her with the following
distich:

turned 1t TO ner NllH tHe lollOWlIlS
distich:
If from your glove you take the letter G,
Your glove is love, which devote to thee.
The old gentleman's name was Page,
and he received the following uneX-
pected answer, which chagrined him so
much that he left the place:
If from your Page you take the letter P,
Your Page is age, and that won't do for me.
An old cavalier was asked, when
Cromwell coined his first money, what
he thought of it. On one side was the
inscription, '.God with u.s." and OH the
other. 'The Commonwealth Of Eng
land Fl see" he said, God "that and
the Commonwealth are on different
sides
Two candidates, named Adam and
Low, had to preach probation sermons
for IA lectureship in the gift of GER
lain congregation. Mr.. Low preached
in the morning, taking for his text the
words, "Adam, where art thou: and
giving an excellent sermon. Mr.. Adam
took for his text, to the surprise Of the
congregation and his rival, the passage,
$50, here am L. From this he preach
ed such splendid impromptu sermon
that he gained the lectureship.
The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1887-09-30
The Marriage of Great Men.

Robert Burns married il farm-girl,
with whom he fell in love while they
worked together in plowed field.
Milton married the daughter of Il
country squire, and lived with her but
short time. He was IN austere liter
AIRY recluse, while she was Il rosy, romp-
ING country lass, who could not endure
the restraint imposed upon her, so they
separated.
Subsequently, however, she returned,
and they lived tolerably happy.
Queen Victoria and Prince Albert
were cousins, rare example in the
long line of English monarchs where
in the marital VOWS were sacredlv OBJ
served, and sincere affection existed.
Shakespeare loved and welded Il
farmers daughter.
Washington married IL woman with
two children. 1t is enough to say that
she was worthy of him, and they lived
as married people should live-in per-
feet harmony with each other. ss
John Adams married the daughter
of Presbyterian clergyman. Her ia
ther objected on account of John be
ing il lawyer.
John Howard. the great philaniho
pist married his nurse.
She was altogether beneath him in
social life and intellectual capacity,
and, besides this, was tifty-two years
old, while he was but twenty-five. He
wouldn't take NO for answer, and
they were married and lived happily
until she died, which occurred two
wears afterward.
Peter the Great, of Russia, married
Il peasant.
She made IN excellent wife and Il Sd
gacious empress.
IIumbolt married Il poor girl because
h, loved her. OF course they were
happy.
The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1887-09-30
3O3 Tenth St., ". ".
WASHINGTON, d. G..

Leu ii. ia / DEN, formerly Tobacco IN
spector, gives his personal attention
to this Branch.
~Consienments Solicited. Quick Sales and
Prompt Returns.
TAKE NOTICE,
Fertilizers Reduced in Prices to Suit the Times
Quality kept up to full Standard.
VICTOR for Tobacco. Cash SO 90 per ton
WAVERLY for Wheat Il
Corn. ................... 80 % per ton
Dissolved AmmoniaIed
Bone and Potash. ....... s 30 90 per ton
Wheat and Corn Fertilizer :. % Oc per ton
~Accepted Drafts at 80 to 30 Days consi-
dered Cash.
To Responsible and Prompt Paying Custo-
mers-on Crop Time without interest.
Victor. .................... .S4o per ION
WaVerly y.............-...... ID " "
Dissolved Ammoniated Bone and
fotash ............. 30
Wheat and Corn Fertilizer. .......... 80 :! -
FOR TOBACCO BUY THE VICTOR.
1t has stood the test of ten years trial and
has the deserved reputation of making the Tin
est quality and as much Tobacco as any Fer
tilizer in the market. 1t does not fire, but
keeps the Tobacco growing until ripe, curing
nicely. A special Tobacco and Whear Fer
tilzer, good for all crops.
The WAVERLY specially for Wheat and
Corn. The Dissolved Ammoniited Bone and
Potash, and the Wheat and Corn Fertilizer,
heve all proved tier value for these and all
crops.
Our Fertilizers are rich in crop producing
elements in he most perfect combination, and
we confidently offer them to Farmers for good
crops, fine clover fields and permanent i'm
of their lands. Try them.
Orders isnlictcd.
April Sly.
The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1887-09-30
At a Small Outlay Make
Homes Cheerful,

A little fixing here and there
helps substantially in embellish-
ing a room and adds most to it's
cheerfulness.
We have an immense variety
Of FANCY SPLASHERS and
TIDES at prices within the
reach of all.
Special sale of Stamped MO-
ME and LINEN GOODS from
auction.
p dozen 20x32 Stamped Monte Linen
Splashers, at :'3c.
40 dozen 2Ox3G Stamped Monte Linen
Splashers, one row of = inch drawn work, soc
20 dozen 20x'6 Stamped Monte Linen
Splashers, with fancy drawn work, G5c.
20 dozen 20N:}2 Plain Monte Linen Splash
ers, 2,c.
100 dozen lSx32 Plain Monte Linen Splash
ers, with one row of drawn work, 50c.
50 dozen 20x36 extra fine Monte Linen
Splashers, one row of drawn work, &c.
% dozen 2Ox36 Knotted Fringe Monte
Linen Spashers, 20c.
800 dozen extra fine Plain Monte Linen
Splashers, 50c.
800 dozen eXtr;l-fne Plain Monte Linen
Splashers fancy cover, 80.
80 dozen 21x3S Plain Linen Splashers, with
one row of drawn work, l5c.
40 dozen 40x34 Plain Linen Splashers, with
one row of drawn work, 2Oc.
30 d zen 20N3G Plain Linen Splishers with
one row of drawn work. lSc'
100 doz. 20X:'2 Plain Linen Splashers, firing
ed, Zoe.
20 doz. Butcher Linen Tides, 15c.
80 doZ. Butcher Linen Tides, with drawn
work, l2ac.
Is doz. 1Sx36 Stamped Linen Tides, lSc.
80 doz. Plain Monte Tides, knotteI fringe,
15c.
% doz. 72-inch PLAIN Monte Tides, Linen
Bureau Scarfs, soc.
40 doz. 54-inch Plain Monte Linen Scarfs,
4Oc.
% dnz. 54-inch Stamped Monte Linen
Scarfs, Csc.
80 doz. 72-inch Stamped A[oruie Linen Bu
reau ScaIfs, 60c.
100 doz Fancy striped Linen Tides, 12aac.
100 doz. Russian Jute Tides, l2!a'.
30 doz. Stamped Toilet Aprons, lie
The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1887-09-30
SAVE DOCTORS BILL.

Now is the time to keep the b "lv warm.
Cool evenings and cool mornings are lreachcr-
Gus.
Our stock is enormous. If you ca.,l.,t afford
the best we can show you the cheaper grades.
We promise in advance to save you a prrccn-
tage which will prove an item.
A full variety of FLANNELS for infants
wear. The baby must be looked after how.
All kinds and all grades F..'cy Striped
and Checked Flannels.
White Flannel, we have all wool fr Is. \
better grade for zoe. The tir,I ever shown
for 25c.
We have all-wool A Flannel selling f.i
33c. Extra heavy, 37ac.
Japanese Cloth, for 40 and IL.
Ballard Nale non-shrinkablr, for >, 30, ID,
75.., ST..
Shaker Flannel, for 20 -. -, - 20, 20
63ac.
California Shaker, 4 1, 81 "a Sl.-=:..
Red Flannel Uwilled), ~ -, 80, 81, 3. 10
45c.
Medicated (Fireman'>) C.hnr. il S nk'r
so, TO, 7jc., 81, $l.25. Blue r~ill, ~, ~. 81
40, ~, 80, 62ac Gray Twiil.d, 10, l. ~,
30, 81, 40 and soc.
We have Just opened 3 cases % f.lIN >'rp'
Flannel (for Ladies dress :. thIl.lIrn'> ,"a:~
skirtings, &c }, 31aac. 1h-r are ll,. ",r,">
bargains ever shown, As the, r....i.I Al! over TIE
city for zoe.
Pa,ls and Stripes for ~ =, il ! variety u.
patterns.
Two cases of Twilled Elan el, II, pink, lighI
blue, M. blue and brown, 81.
Skriing Flannel, - " i.i,.. ~ - per ' Id
Elder down, in all shades. fm -
Jersey Flannel, Jersey + der u,Nn, Opera
Basket, in all quantiii.-. All ,".i D,r,>
Flannels, in brown, black 'lu aud .rurI
for lIc.
The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1887-09-30

Faithfulness and constancy mean
something else besides doing what is
easiest and pleasantest to ourselves.
They mean renouncing whatever is op-
posed to the reliance others have in us,
whatever would carry misery to those
whom the course of our lives has made
dependent on us.
The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1887-09-30
Greeley's First Speech.

1t would seem as if this was IL late
day to attempt to tell anything new
about II GRACE Greeley, yet it is doubt
full if the true story of the first public
speech made by this famous American
journalist has ever been told. On the
Fourth of July, 1921, arrangements
had been make by the patriotic citi
zens in and around Wattsburg, Pa.
(thcn known us the forks of French
Creek, to appropriately celebrate the
day. The orator chosen for the occa
sion failed to put in his appearance,
and committee returned to town in Il
despondent mood, when some persons
who had heard young man discuss Il
number of questions with his associates
while chopping wood with his father
near town suggested that as II last re-
sort the committee invite him to make
speech. Horace Greeiey's father had
taken contract 10 cut llnlbef near
Wattsburg. and young Horace was
working for him. When the commit
teemen reached the place they found
the young man, ax in hand, stand
ing upon log nearly cut in two,
his fingers blistered and tied up to pre-
vent further chatting. They explained
their mission, and Horace replied that
he had never attempted to make Il
speech in public in his life, and that
he could not grant their request. One
of the solicitors then said: "Well.
Mr.. Greeley, you can talk, and ] know
it. for | have heard you more than
once "Oh, yes,'; responded Horace,
Il can talk month without stopping.
if necessary 'Well," chorused the
well-nigh discouraged committeeman,
''come and talk to u.s. and Mr.. Greeley
followed the invation party back to
town, and, standing upon box, made
the first speech in his life to large and
delighted audience.
The silver state. [volume] (Unionville, Nev.) 1870-1903, 1887-09-16
THE SILVER STATE.
TEENS OF SUBSCRIPTION:
RATES OF ADVERTISING;

One Square 90 linee) frat lnssfdon. - ~ ~
Each subsequent insertion, per square. w.
A liberal reduction 10 regular aaysrtlseTe.
The silver state. [volume] (Unionville, Nev.) 1870-1903, 1887-09-16

in Kentucky, Poetry ip Texas, Pop Corn
10 Kansas, Pure Air in Missouri, Pump.
kin in Georgia, Potsto, Rain and Peanut
in Virginia, Pea in Alabama, Peculiar and
Umpire in Missouri, Philanthropy in
Ohio, Recovery in Georgia.
There is Phil, Bob. 9 Zifs, Zig, 3
Ais, Mascot . Nix. Bill, Bob, Bet,
, Bens, Barefoot, 2 Big Foots, / Big
Bah, , Chaps, Catfish, Calf Killer, !
Btide, 3 Butterflies, Butternrt, Blood,
0,ios, 2 EOigmas, 8 French, 8 Germany,
Funny Louis, Mermaid, Nj Wot, 3
Nameless, Mud, Mouse TALL Moss.
back, Clam Falls.
California has y OH Bet and Tennessee
U Bet; Texas, Uz; Georgia, Ty Ty; Ten
nessee, Uus; Colorado, Unaweep; Vir-
ginia, Ah Sid; North Carolina. Aho;
Tennessee, Yum Yum, Colorado, ZEN
Zem; Tennessee, Y. h.; three States o.
X. and Colorado 0. Z. Missouri says
Pay Down and Georgia Pay Up. Idaho,
Sweet; Tennessee Sweet Lips. There are
two Stops, One Stump, three Suns. three
moons, one Sniff and three States close
the list with Why Not.
The silver state. [volume] (Unionville, Nev.) 1870-1903, 1887-09-16

Impurities OF the blood often cause great aa
noyance at this season: Hoods Sarsaparilla puri
fies the blood, and cures all ssch affections.
The silver state. [volume] (Unionville, Nev.) 1870-1903, 1887-09-16
40 VEHICLES FOR SALE.

The undersigned has FORTY VEHICLES
raging in sze and style from a $1,000. Freight
Wagon to q single-seas Buggy, which he will
sell for cash or exchange for horses or barley
f EaEaers and Others, desiring Spring Wagons
OF almost any style, can be accommodated by
calling on me AZ the Fashion Livery Stablee
ALEX. WISE.
Winaemucea, August 7, ls55.
The silver state. [volume] (Unionville, Nev.) 1870-1903, 1887-09-16
FOE SALE.

49,. THE RESIDENCE OF C. C. PALMER
Ts,s1 situated on Second Street, one block north
al4l OF Bridge Street, consisting OF house and q
lots, trees lawn, etc, will be sod cheap fer cash
For teens Inquire OF
CHAs. c. PALMER.
winnemucca, Aug. IS, 1887. II
The silver state. [volume] (Unionville, Nev.) 1870-1903, 1887-09-16
SANTA ABLE,
Pleasing to thc Pniate and Deaia TO "a
Cough.

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years, and could hardly talk PLAZA; could not
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ed, an absolute cure for catarrh and cold in the
head. Yours truly,
CHARLES c. QvEEsusaa.
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seySANTA ABLE Is only sc:d nlarge bottles
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by N. LEVY u Co., WHINE
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1887-03-17
Dropped from a Balloon.

At San Francisco II. :. Baldwin
made the biggest drop Jump from n
balloon on record. The feat WIS wit
messed 10y 1000 persons. Al Baldwin :
signal the rope attached to the bal
loon was paid ont until n iriIir over
! 900 feet had been reelcd off the
windlass. Baldwin WAS then seen tn
step on the rim of the basket and,
sraSping n parachute in his hands,
gave shout and jumped into space.
For second the athlete and the
canvas attached fell with lightning
speed. while ~ great scream went up
from below. Another second and tn,
parachute opened and the fall WAS 81
visibly arrested that the machine and
man halted in mid air like IA great
strange bird. Then gravitation a.
serted itself and once more Baldwin
began to fall. An instant and Bald
win was crashing through the bran,iies
of some small waffle trees. I'hous
ands rushed To his aid. but. pickin,
himself up. he threw back somcr>atlts
ran Il fifty yard squirt and said h,
would make the drop 800 feet TIA.
next time.
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1887-03-17
Why Maud s. Was Sold.

Il was never more surprised ia my
life than when Mr.. Vanderbilt Offered
Maud :. to me. said Eober; Bonner
to New York sun reporter II day oI
two ago. "'ihe SiD.ODD | gave linn
for her was Of course no more 10 iiH
than ~ cents would he to most men.
The reason hc sold her WAS he,aii,e his
eyesiyht grew dim and he could not
see his horses when he drove them. \
million dollars would have been no
temptation to him To sell her. Mil
lions were common enough with him.
but there was only one Maud :.
suppose The happiest day IA Mr.. Van
derbilt = life was when he drove Maud
:. and Ahline in 2:l5l,. But lle could
not drive her any more with comfort
and he wanted 10 dispose of her where
she would moi hr abused: where she
would not l,e put upon now his track.
AMI now that; where she would not
be allowed to win one day aud beaten
the neNt 10 suit the convenience oi
race track gamblers. Mr. Vanderbilt
knew that | had some good horses and
that took gooi care oi them. and he
wanted heI placed with nlc hera,i-e he
wanted her well cared for. 1; was her
comfort lac wa- looking for; that il all.
And feel very much the same WAY.
The mare, you may distinctly say l.
not for sale. and cannot br bought.